Beacon Falls
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1880
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Connecticut - New Haven County - Beacon Falls - ED 5-19, ED 5-20, 1880
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About Beacon Falls
Town in Connecticut, United StatesBeacon Falls is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and is approximately six miles from Waterbury. It lies in the southwestern part of the state, and is bisected by the Naugatuck River. The population was 6,000 at the 2020 census, down from 6,049 at the 2010 census.
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Housing in Beacon Falls
The typical Beacon Falls home is worth about $427,000, up 1.8% in a year, 5% below the Connecticut typical home.
Health in Beacon Falls
Health Grade A
Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Connecticut
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Beacon Falls
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Beacon Falls
All Beacon Falls schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Beacon Falls’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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